Definition of discredit in English:

discredit

verbdiscrediting, discredited, discredits dɪsˈkrɛdɪtdɪsˈkrɛdət

[with object]

1Harm the good reputation of.
败坏（人，物）的名誉
his remarks were taken out of context in an effort to discredit him
他的话被人断章取义，目的是要诋毁他。
Example sentencesExamples
- After more than two weeks, he surrendered and was put on trial in an effort to discredit him and to deter others who might be tempted to leak government secrets.
- The government responded with a barrage of attacks aimed at discrediting the former aide.
- Furthermore, its response in the aftermath of the tragedy has been to gag or discredit the reputation of those who have attempted to speak out.
- Faced with a review that would need to be more than a rubber stamp, the government seems to have mounted a diplomatic and media effort aimed at discrediting its own tribunal.
- Files disappear and former employees are discredited with allegations and lies.
- And it was his office that took the lead in the administration's efforts to discredit Joe and his wife.
- They started blackening and discrediting them.
- The company hired detectives to follow him and dig up dirt in an effort to discredit him.
- Increasingly under pressure from all sides, the military dictatorship is intent on using the trial to completely discredit the former prime minister and his government.
- Since making that complaint it seems that there has been, on the information I have, a concerted effort to discredit her in many, many ways.
- But on the other hand, you can read books about the politics of the effort to discredit him. His cause was obviously unpleasant to the status quo.
- I could take steps to discredit your organization and undermine it so that it could not maintain the project on a large scale.
- The Senator, for example, famously made an ill-fated effort to discredit him.
- The defendants engineered an ulterior motive to discredit the claimant's reputation by writing maliciously about him in the practice teacher's report.
- Only last week an effort to discredit him and, if possible, to jail him collapsed.
- She wanted the President to believe in her innocence, and that she loves the country and she would never do anything to harm or discredit the citizens..
- It may be an invention to discredit his posthumous reputation and supporters.
- She went further to discredit her former colleague by calling her a liar and a thief.
- Why do you think that newspaper and others have invested so much effort in discrediting me personally?
- We must show our country that there is an alternative to this deceitful, dishonest, and discredited government.
Synonyms
disgrace, dishonour, bring into disrepute, damage someone's reputation, blacken someone's name, destroy someone's credibility, drag through the mud/mire, put/show in a bad light, reflect badly on, compromise, give someone a bad name, bring into disfavour
stigmatize, detract from, disparage, denigrate, devalue, diminish, demean, belittle
defame, slander, cast aspersions on, malign, vilify, calumniate, smear, tarnish, besmirch, soil
North American slur
informal do a hatchet job on
literary smirch, besmear
1. 1.1 Cause (an idea or account) to seem false or unreliable.
  使（想法，证据）看似虚假（或不可信）
  his explanation for the phenomenon was soon discredited
  他对这一现象的解释很快就受到质疑。
  Example sentencesExamples
  One can discredit good ideas by associating them with bad ones.
  The best way to discredit foolish ideas is to let people hear them.
  Yet by the early part of the 20th century, the idea had been discredited and seemed to have gone for good.
  Avoid the tendency to discredit the ideas of others when they disagree with your ideas or challenge you.
  I have said enough elsewhere to discredit such notions.
  In its most common form, this fallacy attempts to discredit an idea or belief by associating it with an undesirable person or a group.
  Old, formerly discredited ideas about race and culture are on the ascent once again.
  Killing whales in the name of scientific research simply discredits the notion of wildlife research.
  Can we expect to defeat terrorism without also discrediting the ideas and passions that underlie it?
  However, he said he was not ready to take the stage any time soon and discredited recent promotions under which his name appeared.
  I don't know if he was trying to discredit my idea, or if the stress was simply getting to him.
  He uses the opportunity to use scientific and mathematical methods to discredit belief in the supernatural.
  This research helped to discredit the current ideas about ‘affinities’ between two substances, conceived almost as absolutes.
  First, these results prove that drug use is prevalent among arrestees and discredits the notion that rural communities are immune to this particular problem.
  He discredits the idea that the innocent and law-abiding have nothing to worry about, arguing that privacy isn't simply an individual ‘quality of life’ issue.
  More recently, another life-and-death issue has emerged to discredit the notion that ‘free trade’ guides these institutions.
  However, there is now a fairly large and growing body of research to discredit that assumption.
  After all, why not attempt to discredit a person's thoughts when you have nothing to go with?
  They fought vigorously, attempting to discredit the mass of unreliable testimony the prosecution had presented.
  Postmodernism discredits the concepts of ‘beauty’ and ‘aesthetics’ because they are subjective terms.
  Synonyms
  disprove, prove false, prove wrong, invalidate, explode, drive a coach and horses through, give the lie to, refute, reject, deny
  challenge, dispute, raise doubts about, shake one's faith in
  informal debunk, shoot full of holes, shoot down (in flames), blow sky-high, blow out of the water
  rare controvert, confute, negative

nounPlural discredits dɪsˈkrɛdɪtdɪsˈkrɛdət

mass noun

1Loss or lack of reputation or respect.
信誉（或尊重）的丧失（或缺乏）
they committed crimes which brought discredit upon the administration
他们犯下的罪行有损当局的声誉。
Example sentencesExamples
- Professional disciplines avoid intruding on the personal values and behaviours of members as long as they do not bring discredit to the profession.
- The use of such dishonest smear tactics reflects discredit upon the House of Representatives and warrants the investigation of your Committee.
- To have that sort of thing in legislation, frankly, brings this House into discredit.
- To their discredit, neither has cut superannuation taxes significantly or made the super system simpler.
- And if so, then that clearly is the sort of behavior that does bring discredit upon the House and ought to be basis for some action by the Ethics Committee.
- To their discredit, they were guilty of squandering some great chance in the second quarter during a period when they were in complete control.
- I'm concerned a department supposed to be helping fight crime has brought discredit on itself.
- This government, to its eternal discredit, has reduced income tax to such an extent that the State cannot pay for an education for its young people.
- He brings discredit upon himself by using this publication as a forum for his whining.
- For this he faces the possibility of two counts of solicitation or encouraging other soldiers to desert, one count of aiding the enemy, and four counts of bringing discredit upon the US Armed Forces.
- From his own perspective - though crucially not from ours, and we should be sure to make this distinction - such a thing could have brought him only discredit.
- Be honest and avoid bringing discredit to the public service
- We then get legislation like this being served up, which is highly controversial, goes way beyond the original intent of the framers, and brings the whole proposition into discredit.
- But since then, I would say that he has fallen into discredit.
- That is why this may be a good time to remind ourselves of some of the reasons imperialism fell into discredit in the first place.
- In what way does it differ from the sale of indulgences in the 16th century which brought great discredit to the church?
- To my discredit, I didn't go and seek out the traffic warden because the clock was against me, but I swear that if it happens again I will do so.
- I have brought discredit on me as a police officer and brought shame on me and my family,’ he said.
- But there are also bogus philosophers who aim only at money and status, and bring her into discredit, and they drive her crazy.
- Within a month he was accused of ‘conduct of a nature to bring discredit upon the military service,’ and his trial began in Washington.
- Apparently he had no qualms about heaping fresh discredit upon the heavily criticised parliament, which it was his responsibility to sustain.
Synonyms
dishonour, disrepute, ill repute, loss of reputation, loss of respect, disgrace, shame, humiliation, ignominy, infamy, notoriety
censure, blame, reproach, odium, opprobrium
stigma, harm, damage, scandal
rare disesteem
1. 1.1count noun A person or thing that is a source of disgrace.
  丢脸的人（或事）
  the ships were a discredit to the country
  这些船是该国的耻辱。
  Example sentencesExamples
  That is a real, I think, discredit on the system.
  Another discredit to this ‘empowerment’ argument is that he only wants to sleep with you.
  It is a credit to him to acknowledge his mistake, but then not knowing in the first place is more of a discredit.
  The party councillor, also supporting the no confidence motion, said: ‘It is a discredit to the whole chamber.’
  The ‘bad egg’ theory had a very short life and is already a discredit to the officials and officers who put it forward.
  It is a discredit to the struggle of the people and a severe slap at the peaceful religion movement.
  The almighty trade dollar shouldn't hush up public debate on this - to treat the welfare of animals so carelessly is a discredit to us all.
  That's a good point that is a major discredit to people claiming to be followers of Christ.
  His remarks that nine out of ten people in City Hall don't help anyone are unfounded, unprofessional and have no basis in fact and indeed are a discredit to the position he holds.
  Why would it be a discredit to her if she is savvy enough to understand when a song is a hit and decide to sing it?
  I think it's a discredit to our little community when we are mean to each other - particularly to those who are just starting out - and pretending to have some sort of claim on a rock wall.
  What a discredit to teachers he is.
  You do a discredit to yourself and to the dignity of your office by engaging in these dishonest smear tactics.
  He is a defenseman, who never has been anything but a discredit to a game that too often is a discredit to all other games.
  Here I think the fault and discredit lies entirely with the academic institution.
  Synonyms
  disgrace, source of disgrace, source of shame, reproach
  bad reflection on, blot on the escutcheon of

Origin

Mid 16th century: from dis- (expressing reversal) + credit, on the pattern of Italian (di)scredito (noun), (di)screditare (verb), and French discrédit (noun), discréditer (verb).

Definition of discredit in US English:

discredit

verbdɪsˈkrɛdətdisˈkredət

[with object]

1Harm the good reputation of (someone or something)
败坏（人，物）的名誉
his remarks were taken out of context in an effort to discredit him
他的话被人断章取义，目的是要诋毁他。
Example sentencesExamples
- I could take steps to discredit your organization and undermine it so that it could not maintain the project on a large scale.
- Increasingly under pressure from all sides, the military dictatorship is intent on using the trial to completely discredit the former prime minister and his government.
- The government responded with a barrage of attacks aimed at discrediting the former aide.
- She wanted the President to believe in her innocence, and that she loves the country and she would never do anything to harm or discredit the citizens..
- Since making that complaint it seems that there has been, on the information I have, a concerted effort to discredit her in many, many ways.
- They started blackening and discrediting them.
- Faced with a review that would need to be more than a rubber stamp, the government seems to have mounted a diplomatic and media effort aimed at discrediting its own tribunal.
- The defendants engineered an ulterior motive to discredit the claimant's reputation by writing maliciously about him in the practice teacher's report.
- We must show our country that there is an alternative to this deceitful, dishonest, and discredited government.
- Files disappear and former employees are discredited with allegations and lies.
- The company hired detectives to follow him and dig up dirt in an effort to discredit him.
- And it was his office that took the lead in the administration's efforts to discredit Joe and his wife.
- Why do you think that newspaper and others have invested so much effort in discrediting me personally?
- But on the other hand, you can read books about the politics of the effort to discredit him. His cause was obviously unpleasant to the status quo.
- Furthermore, its response in the aftermath of the tragedy has been to gag or discredit the reputation of those who have attempted to speak out.
- The Senator, for example, famously made an ill-fated effort to discredit him.
- After more than two weeks, he surrendered and was put on trial in an effort to discredit him and to deter others who might be tempted to leak government secrets.
- It may be an invention to discredit his posthumous reputation and supporters.
- She went further to discredit her former colleague by calling her a liar and a thief.
- Only last week an effort to discredit him and, if possible, to jail him collapsed.
Synonyms
disgrace, dishonour, bring into disrepute, damage someone's reputation, blacken someone's name, destroy someone's credibility, drag through the mire, drag through the mud, put in a bad light, show in a bad light, reflect badly on, compromise, give someone a bad name, bring into disfavour
1. 1.1 Cause (an idea or piece of evidence) to seem false or unreliable.
  使（想法，证据）看似虚假（或不可信）
  recent attempts to discredit evolution
  Example sentencesExamples
  The best way to discredit foolish ideas is to let people hear them.
  He uses the opportunity to use scientific and mathematical methods to discredit belief in the supernatural.
  I have said enough elsewhere to discredit such notions.
  However, there is now a fairly large and growing body of research to discredit that assumption.
  They fought vigorously, attempting to discredit the mass of unreliable testimony the prosecution had presented.
  Killing whales in the name of scientific research simply discredits the notion of wildlife research.
  More recently, another life-and-death issue has emerged to discredit the notion that ‘free trade’ guides these institutions.
  However, he said he was not ready to take the stage any time soon and discredited recent promotions under which his name appeared.
  One can discredit good ideas by associating them with bad ones.
  Can we expect to defeat terrorism without also discrediting the ideas and passions that underlie it?
  First, these results prove that drug use is prevalent among arrestees and discredits the notion that rural communities are immune to this particular problem.
  This research helped to discredit the current ideas about ‘affinities’ between two substances, conceived almost as absolutes.
  I don't know if he was trying to discredit my idea, or if the stress was simply getting to him.
  Old, formerly discredited ideas about race and culture are on the ascent once again.
  Postmodernism discredits the concepts of ‘beauty’ and ‘aesthetics’ because they are subjective terms.
  He discredits the idea that the innocent and law-abiding have nothing to worry about, arguing that privacy isn't simply an individual ‘quality of life’ issue.
  After all, why not attempt to discredit a person's thoughts when you have nothing to go with?
  Yet by the early part of the 20th century, the idea had been discredited and seemed to have gone for good.
  In its most common form, this fallacy attempts to discredit an idea or belief by associating it with an undesirable person or a group.
  Avoid the tendency to discredit the ideas of others when they disagree with your ideas or challenge you.
  Synonyms
  disprove, prove false, prove wrong, invalidate, explode, drive a coach and horses through, give the lie to, refute, reject, deny

noundɪsˈkrɛdətdisˈkredət

1Loss or lack of reputation or respect.
信誉（或尊重）的丧失（或缺乏）
they committed crimes that brought discredit upon the administration
他们犯下的罪行有损当局的声誉。
Example sentencesExamples
- Apparently he had no qualms about heaping fresh discredit upon the heavily criticised parliament, which it was his responsibility to sustain.
- This government, to its eternal discredit, has reduced income tax to such an extent that the State cannot pay for an education for its young people.
- We then get legislation like this being served up, which is highly controversial, goes way beyond the original intent of the framers, and brings the whole proposition into discredit.
- To my discredit, I didn't go and seek out the traffic warden because the clock was against me, but I swear that if it happens again I will do so.
- But since then, I would say that he has fallen into discredit.
- But there are also bogus philosophers who aim only at money and status, and bring her into discredit, and they drive her crazy.
- And if so, then that clearly is the sort of behavior that does bring discredit upon the House and ought to be basis for some action by the Ethics Committee.
- In what way does it differ from the sale of indulgences in the 16th century which brought great discredit to the church?
- From his own perspective - though crucially not from ours, and we should be sure to make this distinction - such a thing could have brought him only discredit.
- The use of such dishonest smear tactics reflects discredit upon the House of Representatives and warrants the investigation of your Committee.
- Professional disciplines avoid intruding on the personal values and behaviours of members as long as they do not bring discredit to the profession.
- To have that sort of thing in legislation, frankly, brings this House into discredit.
- Within a month he was accused of ‘conduct of a nature to bring discredit upon the military service,’ and his trial began in Washington.
- He brings discredit upon himself by using this publication as a forum for his whining.
- For this he faces the possibility of two counts of solicitation or encouraging other soldiers to desert, one count of aiding the enemy, and four counts of bringing discredit upon the US Armed Forces.
- I'm concerned a department supposed to be helping fight crime has brought discredit on itself.
- To their discredit, neither has cut superannuation taxes significantly or made the super system simpler.
- Be honest and avoid bringing discredit to the public service
- To their discredit, they were guilty of squandering some great chance in the second quarter during a period when they were in complete control.
- That is why this may be a good time to remind ourselves of some of the reasons imperialism fell into discredit in the first place.
- I have brought discredit on me as a police officer and brought shame on me and my family,’ he said.
Synonyms
dishonour, disrepute, ill repute, loss of reputation, loss of respect, disgrace, shame, humiliation, ignominy, infamy, notoriety
1. 1.1 A person or thing that is a source of disgrace.
  丢脸的人（或事）
  the ships were a discredit to the country
  这些船是该国的耻辱。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The party councillor, also supporting the no confidence motion, said: ‘It is a discredit to the whole chamber.’
  It is a discredit to the struggle of the people and a severe slap at the peaceful religion movement.
  The ‘bad egg’ theory had a very short life and is already a discredit to the officials and officers who put it forward.
  That is a real, I think, discredit on the system.
  I think it's a discredit to our little community when we are mean to each other - particularly to those who are just starting out - and pretending to have some sort of claim on a rock wall.
  Here I think the fault and discredit lies entirely with the academic institution.
  It is a credit to him to acknowledge his mistake, but then not knowing in the first place is more of a discredit.
  Why would it be a discredit to her if she is savvy enough to understand when a song is a hit and decide to sing it?
  What a discredit to teachers he is.
  You do a discredit to yourself and to the dignity of your office by engaging in these dishonest smear tactics.
  His remarks that nine out of ten people in City Hall don't help anyone are unfounded, unprofessional and have no basis in fact and indeed are a discredit to the position he holds.
  That's a good point that is a major discredit to people claiming to be followers of Christ.
  He is a defenseman, who never has been anything but a discredit to a game that too often is a discredit to all other games.
  The almighty trade dollar shouldn't hush up public debate on this - to treat the welfare of animals so carelessly is a discredit to us all.
  Another discredit to this ‘empowerment’ argument is that he only wants to sleep with you.
  Synonyms
  disgrace, source of disgrace, source of shame, reproach

Origin

Mid 16th century: from dis- (expressing reversal) + credit, on the pattern of Italian ( di)scredito (noun), ( di)screditare (verb), and French discrédit (noun), discréditer (verb).

词汇	discredit
释义	Definition of discredit in English: discredit verbdiscrediting, discredited, discredits dɪsˈkrɛdɪtdɪsˈkrɛdət [with object] 1Harm the good reputation of. 败坏（人，物）的名誉 his remarks were taken out of context in an effort to discredit him 他的话被人断章取义，目的是要诋毁他。 Example sentencesExamples After more than two weeks, he surrendered and was put on trial in an effort to discredit him and to deter others who might be tempted to leak government secrets. The government responded with a barrage of attacks aimed at discrediting the former aide. Furthermore, its response in the aftermath of the tragedy has been to gag or discredit the reputation of those who have attempted to speak out. Faced with a review that would need to be more than a rubber stamp, the government seems to have mounted a diplomatic and media effort aimed at discrediting its own tribunal. Files disappear and former employees are discredited with allegations and lies. And it was his office that took the lead in the administration's efforts to discredit Joe and his wife. They started blackening and discrediting them. The company hired detectives to follow him and dig up dirt in an effort to discredit him. Increasingly under pressure from all sides, the military dictatorship is intent on using the trial to completely discredit the former prime minister and his government. Since making that complaint it seems that there has been, on the information I have, a concerted effort to discredit her in many, many ways. But on the other hand, you can read books about the politics of the effort to discredit him. His cause was obviously unpleasant to the status quo. I could take steps to discredit your organization and undermine it so that it could not maintain the project on a large scale. The Senator, for example, famously made an ill-fated effort to discredit him. The defendants engineered an ulterior motive to discredit the claimant's reputation by writing maliciously about him in the practice teacher's report. Only last week an effort to discredit him and, if possible, to jail him collapsed. She wanted the President to believe in her innocence, and that she loves the country and she would never do anything to harm or discredit the citizens.. It may be an invention to discredit his posthumous reputation and supporters. She went further to discredit her former colleague by calling her a liar and a thief. Why do you think that newspaper and others have invested so much effort in discrediting me personally? We must show our country that there is an alternative to this deceitful, dishonest, and discredited government. Synonyms disgrace, dishonour, bring into disrepute, damage someone's reputation, blacken someone's name, destroy someone's credibility, drag through the mud/mire, put/show in a bad light, reflect badly on, compromise, give someone a bad name, bring into disfavour stigmatize, detract from, disparage, denigrate, devalue, diminish, demean, belittle defame, slander, cast aspersions on, malign, vilify, calumniate, smear, tarnish, besmirch, soil North American slur informal do a hatchet job on literary smirch, besmear 1.1 Cause (an idea or account) to seem false or unreliable. 使（想法，证据）看似虚假（或不可信） his explanation for the phenomenon was soon discredited 他对这一现象的解释很快就受到质疑。 Example sentencesExamples One can discredit good ideas by associating them with bad ones. The best way to discredit foolish ideas is to let people hear them. Yet by the early part of the 20th century, the idea had been discredited and seemed to have gone for good. Avoid the tendency to discredit the ideas of others when they disagree with your ideas or challenge you. I have said enough elsewhere to discredit such notions. In its most common form, this fallacy attempts to discredit an idea or belief by associating it with an undesirable person or a group. Old, formerly discredited ideas about race and culture are on the ascent once again. Killing whales in the name of scientific research simply discredits the notion of wildlife research. Can we expect to defeat terrorism without also discrediting the ideas and passions that underlie it? However, he said he was not ready to take the stage any time soon and discredited recent promotions under which his name appeared. I don't know if he was trying to discredit my idea, or if the stress was simply getting to him. He uses the opportunity to use scientific and mathematical methods to discredit belief in the supernatural. This research helped to discredit the current ideas about ‘affinities’ between two substances, conceived almost as absolutes. First, these results prove that drug use is prevalent among arrestees and discredits the notion that rural communities are immune to this particular problem. He discredits the idea that the innocent and law-abiding have nothing to worry about, arguing that privacy isn't simply an individual ‘quality of life’ issue. More recently, another life-and-death issue has emerged to discredit the notion that ‘free trade’ guides these institutions. However, there is now a fairly large and growing body of research to discredit that assumption. After all, why not attempt to discredit a person's thoughts when you have nothing to go with? They fought vigorously, attempting to discredit the mass of unreliable testimony the prosecution had presented. Postmodernism discredits the concepts of ‘beauty’ and ‘aesthetics’ because they are subjective terms. Synonyms disprove, prove false, prove wrong, invalidate, explode, drive a coach and horses through, give the lie to, refute, reject, deny challenge, dispute, raise doubts about, shake one's faith in informal debunk, shoot full of holes, shoot down (in flames), blow sky-high, blow out of the water rare controvert, confute, negative nounPlural discredits dɪsˈkrɛdɪtdɪsˈkrɛdət mass noun 1Loss or lack of reputation or respect. 信誉（或尊重）的丧失（或缺乏） they committed crimes which brought discredit upon the administration 他们犯下的罪行有损当局的声誉。 Example sentencesExamples Professional disciplines avoid intruding on the personal values and behaviours of members as long as they do not bring discredit to the profession. The use of such dishonest smear tactics reflects discredit upon the House of Representatives and warrants the investigation of your Committee. To have that sort of thing in legislation, frankly, brings this House into discredit. To their discredit, neither has cut superannuation taxes significantly or made the super system simpler. And if so, then that clearly is the sort of behavior that does bring discredit upon the House and ought to be basis for some action by the Ethics Committee. To their discredit, they were guilty of squandering some great chance in the second quarter during a period when they were in complete control. I'm concerned a department supposed to be helping fight crime has brought discredit on itself. This government, to its eternal discredit, has reduced income tax to such an extent that the State cannot pay for an education for its young people. He brings discredit upon himself by using this publication as a forum for his whining. For this he faces the possibility of two counts of solicitation or encouraging other soldiers to desert, one count of aiding the enemy, and four counts of bringing discredit upon the US Armed Forces. From his own perspective - though crucially not from ours, and we should be sure to make this distinction - such a thing could have brought him only discredit. Be honest and avoid bringing discredit to the public service We then get legislation like this being served up, which is highly controversial, goes way beyond the original intent of the framers, and brings the whole proposition into discredit. But since then, I would say that he has fallen into discredit. That is why this may be a good time to remind ourselves of some of the reasons imperialism fell into discredit in the first place. In what way does it differ from the sale of indulgences in the 16th century which brought great discredit to the church? To my discredit, I didn't go and seek out the traffic warden because the clock was against me, but I swear that if it happens again I will do so. I have brought discredit on me as a police officer and brought shame on me and my family,’ he said. But there are also bogus philosophers who aim only at money and status, and bring her into discredit, and they drive her crazy. Within a month he was accused of ‘conduct of a nature to bring discredit upon the military service,’ and his trial began in Washington. Apparently he had no qualms about heaping fresh discredit upon the heavily criticised parliament, which it was his responsibility to sustain. Synonyms dishonour, disrepute, ill repute, loss of reputation, loss of respect, disgrace, shame, humiliation, ignominy, infamy, notoriety censure, blame, reproach, odium, opprobrium stigma, harm, damage, scandal rare disesteem 1.1count noun A person or thing that is a source of disgrace. 丢脸的人（或事） the ships were a discredit to the country 这些船是该国的耻辱。 Example sentencesExamples That is a real, I think, discredit on the system. Another discredit to this ‘empowerment’ argument is that he only wants to sleep with you. It is a credit to him to acknowledge his mistake, but then not knowing in the first place is more of a discredit. The party councillor, also supporting the no confidence motion, said: ‘It is a discredit to the whole chamber.’ The ‘bad egg’ theory had a very short life and is already a discredit to the officials and officers who put it forward. It is a discredit to the struggle of the people and a severe slap at the peaceful religion movement. The almighty trade dollar shouldn't hush up public debate on this - to treat the welfare of animals so carelessly is a discredit to us all. That's a good point that is a major discredit to people claiming to be followers of Christ. His remarks that nine out of ten people in City Hall don't help anyone are unfounded, unprofessional and have no basis in fact and indeed are a discredit to the position he holds. Why would it be a discredit to her if she is savvy enough to understand when a song is a hit and decide to sing it? I think it's a discredit to our little community when we are mean to each other - particularly to those who are just starting out - and pretending to have some sort of claim on a rock wall. What a discredit to teachers he is. You do a discredit to yourself and to the dignity of your office by engaging in these dishonest smear tactics. He is a defenseman, who never has been anything but a discredit to a game that too often is a discredit to all other games. Here I think the fault and discredit lies entirely with the academic institution. Synonyms disgrace, source of disgrace, source of shame, reproach bad reflection on, blot on the escutcheon of Origin Mid 16th century: from dis- (expressing reversal) + credit, on the pattern of Italian (di)scredito (noun), (di)screditare (verb), and French discrédit (noun), discréditer (verb). Definition of discredit in US English: discredit verbdɪsˈkrɛdətdisˈkredət [with object] 1Harm the good reputation of (someone or something) 败坏（人，物）的名誉 his remarks were taken out of context in an effort to discredit him 他的话被人断章取义，目的是要诋毁他。 Example sentencesExamples I could take steps to discredit your organization and undermine it so that it could not maintain the project on a large scale. Increasingly under pressure from all sides, the military dictatorship is intent on using the trial to completely discredit the former prime minister and his government. The government responded with a barrage of attacks aimed at discrediting the former aide. She wanted the President to believe in her innocence, and that she loves the country and she would never do anything to harm or discredit the citizens.. Since making that complaint it seems that there has been, on the information I have, a concerted effort to discredit her in many, many ways. They started blackening and discrediting them. Faced with a review that would need to be more than a rubber stamp, the government seems to have mounted a diplomatic and media effort aimed at discrediting its own tribunal. The defendants engineered an ulterior motive to discredit the claimant's reputation by writing maliciously about him in the practice teacher's report. We must show our country that there is an alternative to this deceitful, dishonest, and discredited government. Files disappear and former employees are discredited with allegations and lies. The company hired detectives to follow him and dig up dirt in an effort to discredit him. And it was his office that took the lead in the administration's efforts to discredit Joe and his wife. Why do you think that newspaper and others have invested so much effort in discrediting me personally? But on the other hand, you can read books about the politics of the effort to discredit him. His cause was obviously unpleasant to the status quo. Furthermore, its response in the aftermath of the tragedy has been to gag or discredit the reputation of those who have attempted to speak out. The Senator, for example, famously made an ill-fated effort to discredit him. After more than two weeks, he surrendered and was put on trial in an effort to discredit him and to deter others who might be tempted to leak government secrets. It may be an invention to discredit his posthumous reputation and supporters. She went further to discredit her former colleague by calling her a liar and a thief. Only last week an effort to discredit him and, if possible, to jail him collapsed. Synonyms disgrace, dishonour, bring into disrepute, damage someone's reputation, blacken someone's name, destroy someone's credibility, drag through the mire, drag through the mud, put in a bad light, show in a bad light, reflect badly on, compromise, give someone a bad name, bring into disfavour 1.1 Cause (an idea or piece of evidence) to seem false or unreliable. 使（想法，证据）看似虚假（或不可信） recent attempts to discredit evolution Example sentencesExamples The best way to discredit foolish ideas is to let people hear them. He uses the opportunity to use scientific and mathematical methods to discredit belief in the supernatural. I have said enough elsewhere to discredit such notions. However, there is now a fairly large and growing body of research to discredit that assumption. They fought vigorously, attempting to discredit the mass of unreliable testimony the prosecution had presented. Killing whales in the name of scientific research simply discredits the notion of wildlife research. More recently, another life-and-death issue has emerged to discredit the notion that ‘free trade’ guides these institutions. However, he said he was not ready to take the stage any time soon and discredited recent promotions under which his name appeared. One can discredit good ideas by associating them with bad ones. Can we expect to defeat terrorism without also discrediting the ideas and passions that underlie it? First, these results prove that drug use is prevalent among arrestees and discredits the notion that rural communities are immune to this particular problem. This research helped to discredit the current ideas about ‘affinities’ between two substances, conceived almost as absolutes. I don't know if he was trying to discredit my idea, or if the stress was simply getting to him. Old, formerly discredited ideas about race and culture are on the ascent once again. Postmodernism discredits the concepts of ‘beauty’ and ‘aesthetics’ because they are subjective terms. He discredits the idea that the innocent and law-abiding have nothing to worry about, arguing that privacy isn't simply an individual ‘quality of life’ issue. After all, why not attempt to discredit a person's thoughts when you have nothing to go with? Yet by the early part of the 20th century, the idea had been discredited and seemed to have gone for good. In its most common form, this fallacy attempts to discredit an idea or belief by associating it with an undesirable person or a group. Avoid the tendency to discredit the ideas of others when they disagree with your ideas or challenge you. Synonyms disprove, prove false, prove wrong, invalidate, explode, drive a coach and horses through, give the lie to, refute, reject, deny noundɪsˈkrɛdətdisˈkredət 1Loss or lack of reputation or respect. 信誉（或尊重）的丧失（或缺乏） they committed crimes that brought discredit upon the administration 他们犯下的罪行有损当局的声誉。 Example sentencesExamples Apparently he had no qualms about heaping fresh discredit upon the heavily criticised parliament, which it was his responsibility to sustain. This government, to its eternal discredit, has reduced income tax to such an extent that the State cannot pay for an education for its young people. We then get legislation like this being served up, which is highly controversial, goes way beyond the original intent of the framers, and brings the whole proposition into discredit. To my discredit, I didn't go and seek out the traffic warden because the clock was against me, but I swear that if it happens again I will do so. But since then, I would say that he has fallen into discredit. But there are also bogus philosophers who aim only at money and status, and bring her into discredit, and they drive her crazy. And if so, then that clearly is the sort of behavior that does bring discredit upon the House and ought to be basis for some action by the Ethics Committee. In what way does it differ from the sale of indulgences in the 16th century which brought great discredit to the church? From his own perspective - though crucially not from ours, and we should be sure to make this distinction - such a thing could have brought him only discredit. The use of such dishonest smear tactics reflects discredit upon the House of Representatives and warrants the investigation of your Committee. Professional disciplines avoid intruding on the personal values and behaviours of members as long as they do not bring discredit to the profession. To have that sort of thing in legislation, frankly, brings this House into discredit. Within a month he was accused of ‘conduct of a nature to bring discredit upon the military service,’ and his trial began in Washington. He brings discredit upon himself by using this publication as a forum for his whining. For this he faces the possibility of two counts of solicitation or encouraging other soldiers to desert, one count of aiding the enemy, and four counts of bringing discredit upon the US Armed Forces. I'm concerned a department supposed to be helping fight crime has brought discredit on itself. To their discredit, neither has cut superannuation taxes significantly or made the super system simpler. Be honest and avoid bringing discredit to the public service To their discredit, they were guilty of squandering some great chance in the second quarter during a period when they were in complete control. That is why this may be a good time to remind ourselves of some of the reasons imperialism fell into discredit in the first place. I have brought discredit on me as a police officer and brought shame on me and my family,’ he said. Synonyms dishonour, disrepute, ill repute, loss of reputation, loss of respect, disgrace, shame, humiliation, ignominy, infamy, notoriety 1.1 A person or thing that is a source of disgrace. 丢脸的人（或事） the ships were a discredit to the country 这些船是该国的耻辱。 Example sentencesExamples The party councillor, also supporting the no confidence motion, said: ‘It is a discredit to the whole chamber.’ It is a discredit to the struggle of the people and a severe slap at the peaceful religion movement. The ‘bad egg’ theory had a very short life and is already a discredit to the officials and officers who put it forward. That is a real, I think, discredit on the system. I think it's a discredit to our little community when we are mean to each other - particularly to those who are just starting out - and pretending to have some sort of claim on a rock wall. Here I think the fault and discredit lies entirely with the academic institution. It is a credit to him to acknowledge his mistake, but then not knowing in the first place is more of a discredit. Why would it be a discredit to her if she is savvy enough to understand when a song is a hit and decide to sing it? What a discredit to teachers he is. You do a discredit to yourself and to the dignity of your office by engaging in these dishonest smear tactics. His remarks that nine out of ten people in City Hall don't help anyone are unfounded, unprofessional and have no basis in fact and indeed are a discredit to the position he holds. That's a good point that is a major discredit to people claiming to be followers of Christ. He is a defenseman, who never has been anything but a discredit to a game that too often is a discredit to all other games. The almighty trade dollar shouldn't hush up public debate on this - to treat the welfare of animals so carelessly is a discredit to us all. Another discredit to this ‘empowerment’ argument is that he only wants to sleep with you. Synonyms disgrace, source of disgrace, source of shame, reproach Origin Mid 16th century: from dis- (expressing reversal) + credit, on the pattern of Italian ( di)scredito (noun), ( di)screditare (verb), and French discrédit (noun), discréditer (verb).
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